The UCO identifies Cerdán as the "liaison" between the Spanish government and Acciona.

The judge points out that the construction company paid Servinabar, theoretically linked to Cerdán, 2% for public works contracts.

Santos Cerdán
ARA
18/11/2025
2 min

BarcelonaThe Supreme Court has placed Acciona at the center of its investigations into the Cerdán case, with the Central Operational Unit (UCO) tentatively identifying Cerdán as the "liaison" between the Ministry of Transport and the construction company in the context of irregular public works contracts. This is stated in the report by the Civil Guard unit regarding the searches last week at the company's headquartersThe secrecy surrounding the case was lifted this Tuesday.

After receiving the report, Judge Leopoldo Puente indicates that Acciona allegedly paid Servinabar, the company linked to Santos Cerdán, 2% commissions for public works contracts. According to the magistrate, these payments represented at least 75.33% of the income received by Servinabar, a company in which—he emphasizes—the former Socialist leader owned 45%. It should be noted, however, that Cerdán maintains that the contract by which he acquired part of the company had "no legal effect" because it was never formalized.

Sources within the Spanish government have defended their actions, stating that when the first UCO report implicating Cerdán surfaced, they "acted swiftly." "We can't do more than we already have," they stressed. The Moncloa Palace has once again distanced itself from the alleged irregularities, claiming ignorance: "Being a criminal means not getting caught." In any case, the judge has summoned three executives linked to Acciona to appear as suspects on December 3rd. They are Justo Vicente Pelegrini, Tomás Olarte Sanz, and Manuel José García Alconchel. Pelegrini was Acciona's construction director for Spain until June 16th, when the company dismissed him and terminated all contracts with Servinabar, while Olarte and García were the construction directors for the northern and southern regions, respectively. Judge Puente has decided to indict them based on the UCO report of November 11th, which points to "the apparently improper awarding of certain public works contracts in which these three individuals may have participated."

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